Lawrence Benjamin

Lawrence Benjamin (November 6, 1955) "is a U.S. national. In July 2008, Ahold announced his nomination by the Supervisory Board for appointment to the Corporate Executive Board. He was appointed member of the Corporate Executive Board by Ahold's shareholders at the General Meeting of Shareholders on April 28, 2009.

"Lawrence was appointed Chief Operating Officer Ahold USA on November 6, 2006. He joined Ahold in October 2003 as President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Foodservice. From 2002 to October 2003 he was Chief Executive Officer of the NutraSweet Company in Chicago, Illinois. Prior to joining NutraSweet, Lawrence worked with the private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Management and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Stella Foods and Specialty Foods Corporation. He also held a number of management-level positions in the retail and ingredient divisions of Kraft Foods from 1986 to 1994."